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G. W. SESSIONS. CORNER FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED mm 24, Ian.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

A TTORNE WITEE) TATE PATENT @FFIQE. I

GEORGE w. SESSIONS, or NEW YORK,1\I. Y., ASSIGNOR To HERVEY, BARBER &MeKEE, OF NEW YORK, n. Y., A FIRM'COMPOSED 0F EVERETT r. HERVEY; ARTHURWILLIAM BARBER, AND LANIER MQKEE.

CORNER-FASTENING.

To all whom itmag concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. Snssrons, a-citizen of theUnited States,and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city, county, andState of New York, have mvented a new and useful Corner-Fastening, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention is an improvement in corner fastenings for containers orhollow structures, and the object is to provide a fastening, operatedfrom the outside, which is particularly simple and inexpensive, easy toapply and remove, and economical of space in the container. A furtherobject is to provide improved means for retaimng the inner member of thefastening in place during assembling. The invention is particularlyapplicable to containers of the type covered by the Cochrane ReissuePatent No. 14,294, dated May 1, 1917, which discloses a structure builtup of separate flanged wall or side sections united and stayed at theapical corners by pyramidal or virtually pyramidal locking fasteners.

In the drawings illustrating the invention:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of a containeror hollow structure equipped with the novel corner fastening;

Fig. 2 is a similar View illustrating parts in the act of beingassembled;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a section of a particular form of the inner member of thefastening; and

Fig. 6 is an elevation of an alternative form of the same.

The drawings illustrate fragmentary portions of a container such ascontemplated by the said Cochrane Reissue Patent. Each of the six sidesor walls of the container is a separate section. The drawings show a topcorner, and represent portions of a top or cover wall 6, a side wall 4,and an end wall 1. Part or all of the sections are formed at the edges,and more especially adjacent the apical corners of the container, withflanges or inturned abutments 7 ,whereby they overlap and mutuallysupport each other. The flanges are preferably portions of the sheetmaterial of the sections, bent at right angles to the planes of therespective Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July'24, 1917. Serial No. 182,428.

sides, so that the sections bearing these flanges have the form oftrays, which trays maybe suitably graduated so that the whole may benested together in compact form when the container is knocked down. Atthe extreme corners openings 12 are out inrthe sections, and inadditionthere may be slots or slits 13 between the ends of the flanges 7leading to the openings 12. In the particular arrangement shown the endsections 1 are received within the sidesections 4,.and the topsection 6fits over both.

7 The corner fastener comprises an outer member 9 which engages thethree exterior planes meeting at the apical corner, and which may betermed a virtually pyramidal cap.. In the apex of this cap is anopening11. The inner member 8, also virtually pyramidal to meet the threeinterior faces and hollow tosave room in the container, is provided inaccordance with this invention with one orv more, and preferablyv with apair of, wire prongs 10 extending diagonally outward from its apex. Inputting the container together these prongs are passed outward throughthe openings 12 and 11, and are then separated and bent over in suitablemanner on the outer faces of the cap 9, so as to lock the whole firmlytogether. In order to hold the inner members in place, and moreespecially those at the upper corners, lugs 13 are cut from the materialof the side or end sections of the container in position to bebent-around the edges of the inner member.-

The members 8 and 9 maybe made either as castings or of sheet metal. Ifthe inner member is a casting the prongs 10 may consist of two lengthsof wire embedded at their inner ends in the casting. Fig. 6 illustrates'a desirable construction for use with a sheet metal inner member.

In such instance the said member may be provided with a pair of openings14 adjacent its apex, and the prongs 10 constitute the limbs ofacotterpin-like member which are passed through these openings fromwithin, the prongs being then twisted or otherwise suitably secured tokeep them from slipping inward.

Fig. 5 illustrates another construction wherein the inner pyramid has anopening of substantial size which is guarded by a washer 15 having aslotted or oblong opening 16 receiving the limbs of a cotter-pinlikemember 10 'The base of the member 10? may be expanded as indicated at 17to form abutment shoulders bearing against the inner side of the washerWhile the limbs may be provided with one or more bends or corrugations18 to retain them against being displaced inward. Numerous othermodifications may be devised hat I claim as new is:

'1. A corner fasteningfor containers or openings at the apical corners,a corner fastening comprising a virtually pyramidal outer member orcapihaving an opening. at its apex, an inner member, anda plurality ofbending prongs projecting from its apex to pass through the openings inthe wall sections and cap and to be bent over thereon.

3(In combination with a container or the like comprising separate wallsections hav- "ing overlapping flanges and formed with openings at theapical corners, corner pieces comprlslng eachan outer member or caphaving an'open'mg iltltS apex and an inner memberharing fastening meansprojecting from its apex to pass through the openings in the Wallsections and cap, and lugs out from the wal'lfsections cooperative withthe inner corner members to retain said mem' bers ;dLiriI1 assemblin 1the like, the combination of a virtually pyramidal' cap or outer memberhaving an apical -opening,a hollow virtually pyramidal inner member, anda wire projecting from the apex of the inner member to-pass through andbe bent over outside the cap.

5. In a corner fastening-for containers or the like, the combination:Vlth. a virtually pyramidal cap having an apical opening,"of a hollowvirtually pyramidal inner mem her, and a cotter-pin-like connectingmember passed outward through said inner member and retained therein andadapted to pass through the apical opening of the to be bent overthereon. j

6. In acorner fastening'i'or containers or the like, the combinationwith a virtually pyramidal cap having'an apical opening, of

a hollow virtually pyramidal inner member also having an apical opening,an internal washer guarding said opening, and afcotterpin-likeconnecting member passed outward through said washer and adapted topassthrough the apical opening of the'cap and to be bent over thereon. V 1 rGEORGE W. SESSIONS."

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